"Everyone should receive both rich and poor pilgrims with charity and respect, either returning from, or journeying to Santiago’s land; as such, all those that receive and lodge them with great care will have as a guest, not just Santiago, but the very Lord…"

Liber Peregrinationis, A. Picaud (s.XII)

"As it was late, we went to the lodge having bought bread and wine and all that we needed. No one should be surprised by this, because in Spain, in the Lodge, they give no more than a room to sleep in, and it is necessary to buy all the rest in the city."